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Petrie, Jessica Taisey; Holloway, Susan D. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2006
This qualitative study investigated mothers' views about their role in their children's education and their expectations of their child's preschool. A particular focus of the study was to contrast the views of mothers with differing degrees of parenting self-efficacy and to contrast the perceptions of working-class and middle-class mothers.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Parent Role
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Ruiz, Jorge G.; Smith, Michael; van Zuilen, Maria H.; Williams, Christine; Mintzer, Michael J. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine whether training with a multimedia tutorial would have an impact on LPN students' knowledge of dementia care, attitudes toward dementia care, and self-efficacy ratings. A total of 38 nursing students participated. Pre-post comparisons of outcome measures revealed significant improvements in knowledge,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Residential Care, Nursing Students, Self Efficacy
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Sternberger, Carol – AACE Journal, 2006
Electronic delivery of courses presents an evolving process and one that necessitates a change in the architecture of learning designs. Moving beyond the adaptation of familiar methodology for electronic delivery is challenging and requires innovation. The inclusion of interactive courseware in an electronically delivered course addresses varied…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Courseware, Teaching Methods, Distance Education
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James, Shamagonam; Reddy, Priscilla; Ruiter, Robert A. C.; McCauley, Ann; van den Borne, Bart – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2006
The evaluation of the Department of Educations' life skills program on HIV and AIDS prevention among Grade 9 students in 22 randomly allocated schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, showed only a significant increase in student knowledge about HIV/AIDS in the intervention group compared with the control group. No effects were found on safe sex…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases, Intervention
Halmhuber, Nancy – 1995
This study examined different course delivery formats for an introductory special education course, focusing on their impact on student motivation, learning, and attitudes toward helping. The 3-credit course was offered in two formats: a traditional course format (one large lecture section that met for 100 minutes once a week for 150 students and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Course Organization, Disabilities
Imants, J. G. M.; Tillema, H. H. – 1995
The aim of this paper is to develop a dynamic view of training and professional development of teachers, focusing particularly on the training of less effective and innovative teachers and on the relationship between teachers' self-efficacy and teacher learning. Teachers' self-efficacy is regarded as the extent to which teachers expect they can…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Einarson, Marne K.; Santiago, Anna M. – 1996
Gender and ethnic differences in, and possible predictors of, academic self-confidence, academic self-efficacy, and career-related outcome expectations were investigated for 289 students entering graduate programs in engineering and physical sciences at a research university in the midwestern United States. Influence of student demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Planning, Engineering Education, Ethnic Groups
Wang, M. C.; And Others – 1993
Educational resilience is defined as the heightened likelihood of success in school and in other life accomplishments, despite environmental adversities. This paper summarizes the concept of resilience as it has been advanced in developmental psychopathology and discusses educationally relevant research that is consonant with the definition of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Community Influence, Educational Practices
da Costa, Jose L.; Riordan, Geoffrey – 1996
This study explored the relationship between teachers' sense of efficacy and their willingness to engage in a work-focused, trusting, professional relationship with colleagues. Interviews and conference transcripts were gathered from 10 dyads of teachers from three elementary schools in a large Canadian city. Each dyad engaged in at least four…
Descriptors: Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Consultation Programs, Cooperation, Educational Cooperation
Ellett, Chad D.; McMullen, Joanne H.; Rugutt, John K.; Culross, Rita R. – 1997
This study examined the relationships among college students' perceptions of their personal (constructivist-based) learning environments, the extent to which they viewed selected teaching and learning activities as enhancing their personal learning, and their personal learning efficacy. A total of 2,190 students in 145 evening classes offered by…
Descriptors: College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment
Ingvarson, Lawrence; Loughran, John – 1992
This paper reports on an interview study conducted with 80 science teachers in 12 secondary schools across Australia. The study was one component of the Science Education Professional Development Project, charged with developing a national strategy for enhancing the professional development of science teachers. Initial interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Career Development, Case Studies, Collegiality, Faculty Development
Maaka, Margaret J.; Au, Kathryn H.; Luna, Corrina A. – 1998
This study examined issues of educational equity, emphasizing how native Hawaiian women came to be educators, how their experiences as pupils influenced their professional development as teachers, how their commitments developed over time, and how their professional development could be fostered in preservice and inservice settings. The five…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Cultural Influences, Equal Education
Stage, Frances K.; Muller, Patricia, A.; Kinzie, Jillian; Simmons, Ada – 1998
This report reviews the literature on learning theories and frameworks applicable to instruction of undergraduate college students. An introductory section provides an overview and discusses the importance of learning frameworks. The first half of the volume addresses various theoretical frameworks in detail. These include: motivation theories,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, College Instruction
Hughes, Kevin R.; Martray, Carl R. – 1991
This paper reports the outcomes of a motivation training program for preadolescents. The program consisted of activities, strategies, and 18 mini-lessons designed to enhance preadolescents' academic achievement motivation. Cartoon characters were used to present motivational concepts such as causal attributions, self-efficacy, persistence,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attribution Theory, Causal Models, Comparative Analysis
Wax, Anne S.; Dutton, Margaret M. – 1991
This study was conducted in 1989 in a suburban school district in Oregon for the purpose of determining the impact of high, medium, and low usage levels of cooperative learning on teacher efficacy. Elementary school teachers in the district were engaged in a staff development training program for teaching cooperative learning in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
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